Re: Safe File Update (atomic)
On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 3:58 PM, brian m. carlson
<sandals@crustytoothpaste.net> wrote:
>> These cases aren't that rare. Windows, for example, tends to deny
>> renames on open files, as they're also identified by the filename.
>> (yes, there're other solutions for this problem, eg. having some
>> internal-only inode numbering, etc).
>
> I would like to point out that this specific issue is why Windows needs
> to be rebooted so often compared to Unix systems. This is one situation
> where inodes really shine.
I didn't say inodes are bad. I said apps shouldn't have to know about them.
Olaf
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